diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
index 46b800cce9d..31b888911aa 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/AppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.mm
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@
   [_window makeKeyAndVisible];
 }
 
-- (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application
-{
-  // Noop
-}
-
 - (NSURL *)sourceURLForBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
 {
   [NSException raise:@"RCTBridgeDelegate::sourceURLForBridge not implemented"